Saturday, January 30, 2016

BARCELONA - BALCONIES AND BLUE EYES

BALCONES DE BARCELONA EN TODAS PARTES

SAGRADA FAMILIA - GAUDÍ

SAGRADA FAMILIA EN BARCELONA

So many balconies and blue eyes in beautiful Barcelona.

We were there last week for only four days, but we able to see many wonderful things. The most dazzling and astonishing of all was Sagrada Familia, the unfinished church originally envisioned and designed by Gaudí. Looking like an enormous, ornate sand castle from the outside, the interior was something I could never have imagined. It is as if one is in a spiritual forest dappled in light, which is provided by small windows. Fifty-six cement columns, whose bases resemble trunks of trees, reach up to the nave with knots, branches and leaves. In this brilliant masterpiece of art and design, there is a sense of the divine and of being situated somewhere between heaven and earth."Nothing is invented. It´s written in nature." Antoni Gaudí

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13NscHPJi6Y

To see one-minute video of projected construction: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbox/152993ab8815e541?projector=1

Next to las Ramblas, a popular strolling street for mostly tourists and lined with flower stalls, is the famous Boquería market.

EL FAMOSO GRAN MERCADO DE BOQUERÍA EN BARCELONA

Entering beneath the ornate wrought iron arch is a panorama of flowers, fruit juice and lunch counters, fish and meat shops, chocolates and other sweets, and stacks of fabulous fruit.

An hour´s drive northeast of Barcelona and high up above the valley floor is Montserrat ("serrated mountain"), which is said to have inspired some of Gaudí´s architecture. The Montserrat monastery, in existence in some kind of form since the 9th century, is Catalonia´s most important religious retreat and an important part of the cultural and spiritual life of Catalonia. During the Spanish Civil War, twenty-two of the monks of the Benedictine Abbey of Montserrat were murdered by Republican forces. During the Franco era, Santa María de Monserrat was a sanctuary for scholars, students, politicians and artists hiding from Franco´s forces.

MONTSERRAT, SPAIN - MONASTERIO ABAJO

Walking up a steep path to a cross overlooking the monastery, one a has a dramatic view of the snow-crowned Pryenees and the silvery ribbon of the river below. On a very clear day, the Mediterranean is visible.

THE CLINIC IN JARRETADERAS WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE RICHARD R. REED FOUNDATION.

The location in colonia Aralias in the bodega of Sofi Gonzalez is one PEACEAnimals has been able to visit several times. This is always a very busy clinic and there was a long line of pet owners with their cats and dogs waiting when I arrived on Thursday morning. Not wanting to turn anyone away, Dr. Poli accepted 51 animals for surgery that day. People not only brought in their pets, but also rescued dogs and puppies they hope to find home for, and feral cats they had trapped that will be released where found. One well-dressed young couple brought in two sweet three-month old brown and white puppies - a brother and a sister - that they had found discarded in Tepic. As they are trying to find homes for the puppies, they were simply registered as "Tepic One" and "Tepic Two." The couple had been caring enough to have had the brother and sister vaccinated against parvo and distemper before having them sterilized.

DESIGNATED
LINE WITH RECORDING ADVISING LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS – ONLY IN SPANISH – (322)
113 0942

CLÍNICA EN JARRETADERAS

WE
NEED LOCATIONS FOR OUR CLINICS IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND TOWNS.
REQUIRED: BATHROOM, ELECTRICITY, WATER AND PARKING AVAILABILITY.

CLÍNICA EN JARRETADERAS

NOTE:
PEACEAnimals, per our agreement with independent contractors, Pets for Life, is
obliged to pay extra for driving time and gasoline for areas outside Puerto
Vallarta.We ask that private or government
groups pay those extra expenses.

CLÍNICA EN JARRETADERAS

SCHEDULE: HORARIO:

FEBRUARY 3-6 -colonia Emiliano Zapata - calle V. Carranza 491 at the location of Colina clinic. (Centro de Cultura double booked the art center, so no space was available when the vet team arrived on February 3).

FEBRUARY 10-13 - colonia López Mateos - Puerto Vallarta

February 17-20 - la Cruz, Nayarit (Pets for Life)

FEBRUARY 24-27 - Valle Dorado, Nayarit

MARCH 2-5 - Puerto Vallarta - location TBA

MARCH 9-12 - Puerto Vallarta - location TBA

MARCH 16-19 - el Porvenir

MARCH 23-26 - EASTER VACATION

MARCH 30 - APRIL 2 - Puerto Vallarta - location TBA

April 6-9 - La Peñita, Nayarit - PETS FOR LIFE CLINIC

April 13-16 - el Tuito- From Puerto Vallarta south on carretera 200 - one hour driving time. After passing through el Columpio, you will soon you will see a
sign saying “La Hermosa.”

Look for the next right, which is a wide road that veers off to the
right. There is a large, blue sign that says "Cabo Corrientes" right
before you veer off to the right. (There are a bunch of tow trucks
parked on the right side.) Take that road.

Proceed on that road. Soon you will cross a little bridge.
Continue straight for approx.1 block. Turn right at the stop sign. Go
approx. 2-3 blocks, (you will pass the supermarket on the right). When
you see the church, on your left, go to the end of that block. Turn
right onto Calle Jalisco. (there is a vacant lot on the corner with a
cyclone fence & a “Se Vende” sign). The clinic will be held in the first house on the left, recognizable by a cement bottle wall.

APRIL 20-23 - San Vicente, Nayarit

APRIL 27-30 - Puerto Vallarta - location TBA

MAY 4-7 - Bucerias, Nayarit

JULY 6-9 - Isla Cuale in the cultural center

CALENDAR FOR SPECIAL SUNDAY ONE-DAY CLINICS ON THE ISLA CUALE, WHERE SO MANY CATS AND KITTENS ARE ABANDONED. PURO GATO WILL HOLD ADOPTIONS ON THE ISLA FROM 11-2 ON THESE SAME DATES.

Marzo 6 - domingo - COLINA

Abril 3 - domingo - PURR PROJECT

Mayo 8 - domingo - PV ANIMAL

Junio 5 -domingo - SHANNON BESTON

Agosto 7 - domingo - SPCA

Septiembre 4 - domingo - ANGELICAT

Octubre 2 - domingo - PURR PROJECT

Noviembre 6 - domingo - PV ANIMAL

Diciembre 4- domingo - PURO GATO

THE
ABOVE GROUPS HAVE HIRED AND WILL PAY PETS FOR LIFE 4,500 PESOS FOR THE
STERILIZATION OF 30 ANIMALS. IF NUMBERS ARE GREATER, THE SAME
ORGANIZATIONS WILL REQUEST DONATIONS FROM THEIR SUPPORTERS TO MAKE UP
THE DIFFERENCE.

CLÍNICA EN JARRETADERAS

Clinic
schedule, including directions and other clinic information are always on
website: www.peaceanimals.org
and on this blog: www.gretchen-peace-and-pv.blogspot.com

Please
"like" PEACEAnimals and Calle Cero on FaceBook.

LUNCH DONATIONS
NEEDED FOR VET TEAM: PEACEAnimals has a budget of 70 pesos per vet team individual
(three persons) per day for 4 days a week for lunches.

Please consider
bringing lunches for our vet team to the clinics. If you can do this, please
advise so we can create a lunch schedule. By having lunches donated, these
savings can used for purchases of supplies and medicines.

If directions needed,
please call our dedicated line (directions are only in Spanish) or refer to our
website or this blog:113 3955

COST FOR ONE SURGERY
WEEK CLINIC IS APPROXIMATELY $1,800 USD.

PLEASE CONSIDER
MAKING A DONATION VIA CHECK, CREDIT CARD, PAYPAL, BEQUEST OR STOCK
TRANSFER. Note: Stocks are transferred at full value without the
donating stock owner being taxed.

DONATION change effective
Oct 1, 2015:

PEACEAnimals is
under the umbrella of Banderas Bay Charities, Inc., a US 501 (c)(3)
charity located in Portland, Oregon. Please
make payments payable to either BBC INC or Banderas Bay Charities, Inc.
Donations are tax deductible and should be earmarked for PEACEAnimals.

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About Me

Gretchen DeWitt is president of the board of directors of PEACEAnimals, which was founded in 2011. She was co-founder of the SPCAPV, where she served as president for 18 months before joining the board of directors of PEACE MEXICO. Her focus was raising funds for "Ayuda a los Animales," a free spay/neuter program.